Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, easy creamy bacon, asparagus, tomato pasta with boursin (or cream cheese). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy creamy bacon, asparagus, tomato pasta with boursin (or cream cheese) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Creamy Bacon, Asparagus, Tomato Pasta with Boursin (or Cream Cheese):
- Get 8 oz pasta of choice, boiled al dente and drained (I used spaghetti this time)
- Get olive oil
- Take 5 slices bacon, cut into 1/3" pieces
- Prepare 1/2 pound asparagus, woody part snapped off, and cut into 1.5-inch pieces
- Make ready 1 pint fresh cherry or grape tomatoes, halved OR 1 (15 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained
- Make ready 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley OR 1 to 2 Tablespoons dried
- Get 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Make ready 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- Make ready 3-4 Tablespoons Boursin (any flavor) or cream cheese
- Take salt
Bacon and fresh tomatoes in a cream sauce are such a good combo. I was inspired by my Shrimp and Bacon Pasta, but I wanted something even simpler (and without the shrimp, obviously). The tomatoes lighten the dish up a bit as they soften. This creamy asparagus pasta is a decadent and delicious meatless pasta recipe made with cream cheese, lemon, asparagus, and garlic.
Steps to make Easy Creamy Bacon, Asparagus, Tomato Pasta with Boursin (or Cream Cheese):
- In a large frying pan, bring 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil up to medium heat, add bacon to the pan, and render the bacon to your desired doneness. I like to render it about a third and still have some pork fat left on the bacon pieces.
- Turn heat to high, add asparagus, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add another 1 Tablespoon of olive oil, add tomatoes, and cook the tomatoes for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don't fear the high heat - the liquid and volume of the asparagus and tomatoes will keep things from burning.
- Add garlic and three-quarters of the parsley, stir to incorporate, and cook until garlic is translucent.
- Add pasta, lemon juice, and cheese, and stir or toss everything together. Give the cheese a minute or so to melt, stirring a couple of times in the process. - - At this point, you'll want to salt to taste. I used about 1/2 teaspoon. Didn't need much because of the salt from the bacon and the cheese.
- When the cheese is melted, give everything another gentle toss to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated, sprinkle the rest of the parsley on top, and enjoy! :)
The tangy creamy cheese + the lemon juice and zest complement the asparagus well. The sauce is definitely rich, but the lemon really brings some brightness. This dish is so versatile, it's one of my go-to quick weeknight dinners. It may sound a little unorthodox to add cream cheese to a pasta recipe, but it adds a tangy note to the sauce and a rich creaminess that turns this dish from an ordinary weeknight dinner to something you could serve to company. Cook your pasta, and while it is boiling – Put the Boursin in a small saucepan, with a splash of milk.
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